Eric Melvin

Infobox musical artist
Name = Eric Melvin
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Birth_name = Eric Scott Melvin
Alias = Melvin
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Instrument = Guitar, Accordion
Genre = Punk rock
Ska punk
Skate punk
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Years_active = 1983–present
Label = Fat Wreck Chords
Associated_acts = NOFX
Punk Rock Karaoke
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
URL = [http://www.nofx.org/ www.nofx.org]
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Notable_instruments = Gibson Les Paul
ESP Eclipse
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Eric Scott Melvin, sometimes called Melvin for short, is the rhythm guitarist in the California punk band NOFX. He has been in the band from its beginnings in the early 1980s to the present day. Eric has been known for his dreadlocks that vary in color each time NOFX performs. Though most recognized for his ability to play the guitar, Melvin can also play the accordion.

In the first episode of the NOFX world tour show on the Fuse TV Network, Mike "Fat Mike" Burkett said that although he, El Hefe, and Eric Sanden have all gotten better, Melvin still continues to play at the same level he did when the band first started.

Sings backup vocals on most NOFX songs and wrote guitar riffs on NOFX songs such as the intro for "Seeing Double at the Triple Rock". His vocal style is called the "Mel Yell."

Eric also plays in Punk Rock Karaoke with Steve Soto, Derek O'Brien and Greg Hetson where the motto is "We Play... You Sing!"On Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' tour of Europe in 2007 Melvin filled in for Fat Mike on bass. He recently got married.

Albums with NOFX

*1982 "Maximum Rocknroll"
*1988 "Liberal Animation"
*1989 "S&M Airlines"
*1991 "Ribbed"
*1992 "The Longest Line"

*1992 "White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean"
*1994 "Punk in Drublic"
*1995 "I Heard They Suck Live!!"
*1996 "Heavy Petting Zoo"
*1997 "So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes"
*1999 "The Decline"
*2000 "Pump Up the Valuum"
*2002 "45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough To Go On Our Other Records"
*2003 "The War on Errorism"
*2006 "Wolves in Wolves' Clothing"
*2007 "They've Actually Gotten Worse Live!"

Trivia

*The NOFX album White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean was originally going to be named White Trash, Two Kikes and a Spic (Melvin and Mike are both Jewish and Hefe is Hispanic) but Melvin's mother was offended and threatened to tell his grandmother, so they changed it.
*Is a big fan of sci-fi novels and has a tattoo reading 'Don't Panic' on the back of his neck, a tribute to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
*Used to own a popular coffee shop on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood called Melvin's.

External links

* [http://www.nofxofficialwebsite.com NOFX official website]
* [http://www.punkrockkaraoke.com/ Punk Rock Karaoke]